Dubai’s QE2 hotel has temporarily closed following a bout of bad weather in the emirate. The 50-plus year old ship closed last Sunday (August 6). The hotel will reopen on Tuesday, August 15. The hotel ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Britain's famed Queen Elizabeth 2 cruise ship will finally open as a floating luxury hotel moored off Dubai, nearly a decade after completing its last ocean voyage.

The legendary QE2 ship has reopened – and is now open for bookings as a floating hotel in Dubai. There are 13 decks on board the boat with 224 rooms and suites available to stay in. Bedrooms have been ...

Accor said that the QE2 would "become a landmark property for the MGallery brand." Photo Credit: Accor Accor is taking over operations of the Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) in Dubai. The cruise ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- The Queen Elizabeth 2's Dubai owners outlined plans Monday to turn the storied cruise liner into a dockside hotel that will keep many existing furnishings intact, ...

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DUBAI--Dubai said Monday it has decided the fate of the Queen Elizabeth 2, the 45-year-old ocean liner it bought at the height of the economic boom five years ago and which has been lying idle in the ...

Iconic cruise ship Queen Elizabeth 2 may leave Dubai and take to the high seas again in order to operate as a floating hotel in other ports, the luxury liner's cash-strapped owners said. July 12, 2009 ...

Reports in the press indicate that Dubai World is ready to pay Carnival $100m to buy the Queen Elizabeth 2 cruise ship and turn it into a floating hotel off the Palm Jumeirah development.Dubai World, ...

DUBAI (Reuters) - Dubai on Monday scaled back plans to turn the Queen Elizabeth 2 ship into a luxury hotel at the tip of the emirate's famous palm-shaped island, saying she would be moored in an ...

DUBAI, June 18 (Reuters) - The Cunard liner Queen Elizabeth 2 has been sold for $100 million and is to become a floating hotel and museum to draw tourists to one of Dubai's man-made islands.